Re: [IRCA] Sony MW DX Receiver

[D1028Gary@xxxxxxx]

Hello Joe,
 
     I presume you are referring to the Sony ICF-EX5  portable receiver, 
which was reviewed in the April issue of DXM, and also the  April-May issue of 
MWN.  I was the author of that review (with extensive  help from Nick 
Hall-Patch), and the receiver sells for about $160 from Audio  Cubes 2, a company which 
specializes in Japanese-market electronics.  The  link for the full details on 
this receiver is 
_http://www.audiocubes2.com/category/Radio/product/Sony_ICF-EX5_Extra_Sensitivity_Portable_Radio.html_ 
(http://www.audiocubes2.com/category/Radio/product/Sony_ICF-EX5_Extra_Sensitivity_Portable_Radio.html)  
 
     While this receiver has a moderate sensitivity  edge over the ICF-2010, 
it is certainly not a substitute for it if your primary  focus is on 
transoceanic DX.  As an analog receiver, it lacks memories, a  BFO, and digital 
readout, and has been enormously popular on the Japanese market  primarily because of 
its good sensitivity, selectivity, and portability (at 2  pounds).  One 
interesting fact is that although the ICF-2010 and ICF-EX5  were both introduced in 
1985, the ICF-EX5 has been continuously sold by Sony  until today, outliving 
the ICF-2010 in the longevity record for modern  electronics.
 
     I will forward my 4-page review of the ICF-EX5 to  you directly, and to 
any other DXers who may have missed the original  article.
 
                                                                              
         73 and Best Wishes,
 
                                                                              
        Gary  DeBock  (N7EKX)



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